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“I wouldn’t blaiven up on ive ht not be able to offer you so serious yet, but e’d have in the meantime … it wouldn’t be shallow or casual It would be real It would ”

“And you’d be honest and open with me from now on? You’d share—”

“I’ll tell you anything you want to know Anything Just don’t send me away”

“I’m not sure I’d be firm about it if I did,” I adets shot to shit”

Soleamed in his eyes “Then we’re even”

“Yeah, we’re even”

“So you won’t give up on me just yet?”

“No But if you start backtracking, pulling away, and blowing hot and cold—”

“Won’t happen I swear that to you”

“If you start finding this hard, you be upfront withwe’d then part ways We could talk it through and tackle whatever’s bugging you Co to be key here”

He nodded “Agreed I have a condition, too You’ve got to get rid of the o dates”

I stifled a smile “I can’t keep Coop? But he’s cute” I almost squeaked as Ryder snatched ainst his chest

He bit my lip hard “You’re not allowed to find other men cute”

“I’m not?”

“No He’s got to go I’ you”

I pretended to consider it, which made him pinch my ass “Ow!”

“Maya, he has to go”

“But then who’ll take me out on dates?”

“I will, that’s fucking who”

“Really? Okay, I can go with that”

“Good” He pressed a quick kiss to , because it’s been seriously hard to focus when I know you’re naked beneath this robe”

“Yes, we’re done” Then I foundover me I smiled “Smooth,” I teased “So what’s next?”

He parted eous tits Then I go down on you That o on for a while When I’m done—and only when I’ht here on this couch I won’t stop until you’re screa, and you’ll have my teeth buried in your neck when you do”